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10 VA STATE NEWS.

The Dallas county fair continued four
days and was one Of the best on record.
Hardin County rejoices at the con-
victioa Of Frank Reed for horse-stealing.
Erastus G. Morgan, for eight years
secretary of the State Board Of Railroad
Commissioners has resigned owing to
continued i'll health and w. w. Aims
worth, of Des Moines has been chosen
as his successor.
The annual reunion Of the pioneer
settlers Of Des Moines, Henry and Lee
counties was held on the fair grounds
at Burlington. when program OF adj
dresses, music and an old fashioned
picnic dinner was pleasantly carried
out.
The boys Of the Reform School have
their new uniforms of navy blue, with
big gilt buttons, etc. Tn. school NUM-
bers 336 boys. and the discipline and
management is creditable to Prot. 3.
j. Miles. who for seven years has pre-
sided over their destinies.
At Newton. George Clements, who
has long and notoriously evaded the
prohibition law and kept his saloon
running near the depot. has finally been
caught and an injunction served on
him to close the place forever, and
Clements charged with large bill OF
expense.
COMPANY As FLAG.
New York Special: The old flag that
was presented to the Governors Grays
Of Dubuque, Iowa, BY the ladies Of that
city in 1859, and was afterwards borne
with the company during the war was
presented to Company A. of the Fourth
Regiment of the Iowa National Guards
which organized two years ago as the
successor of the old company which
was disbanded after the war. Company
A. after participating in the Constitu-
'ional Centennial parade in Philadel-
phia, came to New York city and the
presentation took place at the Twelfth
Regiment Armory before q large audi
eence, including many Iowa people.
General Frank Heron, the first captain
of the old company in whose keeping
the flag has been since the war ended,
made the presentation. Capt. w. H.
Thrift, Of the new company, received it,
and after the Rev. Chas. q. Brown, Of
Dubuque. had made an elegant address,
placed it in the hands Of the color
bearer. An exhibition drill was given
by the company which was loudly ap-
plauded as it deserved to be. Gov.
Wm. Larrabee. of Iowa, and staff. and
many officers and men Of the National
Guard were present.
THE INcENDIARY TORCH.
| A two story brick block, owned by
Mcknight 4 Co.. of Paducah, KY,
burned to the ground at Clinton. The
families living above escaped with
their night clothes. There was stock
Of goods in the first story and we'll
building goods above, which burned
The loss is about $1,000. said to b
partly insured. It was the work Of ar
, incendiary.
CRIPPLED FOR LIFE.
David Weatherly, of Concord town
ship, Hardin county, while trying Il
oil the cogs of a horsepower had tw,
of his fingers on his right hand draw
into the cogs and ground close up {,
the hand. DIR. Slack, after putting Mr.
Weatherly under chlorform, remov
ed the fore and index fingers. cutting
down into the hand, only leaving th'
thumb, ring and little finger. This i
terrible accident. and leaves Mr.
Westherly cripple for life.
PROSPEROUS ATLANTIC.
: The contract for another brick blocl
for Graves 4 Porham has been let. Thi
.. makes thirteen built this summer. Th'
J Atlantic Canning Co. has just closed |
} season, putting up one million cans o
corn. Some farmers who grew swee
I corn for the factory made $50 per acr,
of their crop. The Atlantic packing
house will start Oct. lst employing 20(
, men. Boring for gas. water or Goa
. has begun, to 60 5000 feet. Ithica
) N. Y. parties have the contract. TIL,
, fall term of the schools opened with a
: enrolment Of 1000. Crops are goo.
and business is literally booming.
TOM GARvIN's DRUNK.
Farmer Tom Garvin, visited Musca
. tine with load Of corn and got drunk
When starting home late at night h
was unable to manage the team, whic
: ran away and fell over bridge in th
city. carrying beneath them q JEWS
peddler, Jacob Rubenstein, who wa
!, passing along on his way home from
J. train. The Jew will probably die, bu
Garvin, only slightly hurt. The Journs
calls for the prosecution Of the saloo
keeper who made Garvin drunk.
A PRESENTATION
The employees of the Northern low
division of the Chicago and Northwes
srn X. r.. met at the opera house q
eagle Grove for the purpose of pr
senting to NJ. Hopkins, late superinter
dent of that division. now OF the low
division, testimonial of their regari
The present consisted Of an elegal
carved oak table. 4 large photograp
album, and photographs Of most Of tt
employees of the division. The collectio
has been the work Of several weel
since Mr.. Hopkins left this division
Judge j. S. Cook made fitting presel
tation speech which was appreciate
and largely applauded. He alluded
the good feeling of all the men for the
v late Superintendent, and wishes for b
= future success and welfare. Mr.. Ho
kins replied by thanking all kindly 4
the present, especially for the phot
graphs, which would pleasantly remir